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The 2007 Sabbath Year: A Timeline of Events & Opportunities
JANUARY 31, 2007

Spring/Summer 2007

  • Official half-way point to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
     
  • Sabbath Year resolutions introduced in denominational gatherings around the country (contact Jubilee USA for a draft resolution).
     
  • G8 summit held in Germany (site of the Jubilee 2000 debt relief commitments) where people of faith and conscience are working to put global poverty and the need for cancellation of illegitimate debts on the summit agenda.

Fall 2007

  • National rolling fast to call for a hearing on the JUBILEE Act.
     
  • Annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, DC.
     
  • Fall event and lobby day organized by Jubilee USA.
     
  • Jubilee launches its annual “Drop the Debt!” national speaking tour with partners from the Global South - consider inviting the speakers to your community!
     
  • Hearing on the JUBILEE Act in the Financial Services Committee or a "people’s hearing" on Capitol Hill.